Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur of Montréal
Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur of Canada (Melkite Greek) Eparchia Sanctissimi Salvatoris Marianopolitansis Graecorum Melkitarum Catholicorum | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Canada |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Catholics | (as of 2020) 40,000 |
| Parishes | 14 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Melkite Greek Catholic Church |
| Rite | Byzantine Rite |
| Established | 1984 |
| Cathedral | Saint Sauveur Cathedral |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Patriarch | Youssef Absi |
| Eparch | Ibrahim M. Ibrahim (bishop) |
| Vicar General | Makarios Wehbe |
Melkite Greek Catholic Eparchy of Saint-Sauveur of Canada[1] (in Latin: Eparchia Sanctissimi Salvatoris Marianopolitansis Graecorum Melkitarum Catholicorum) is an eparchy to all Melkites in Canada and is based in Montréal.
Territory and statistics
The eparchy includes the faithful of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in Canada. Its eparchial seat is the city of Montreal, where the Cathedral of the Holy Saviour is located. The name of the Eparchy is derived from the French naming Saint-Sauveur.
The diocese at the end of the year 2020 had 40 000 baptized and is divided into fourteen parishes.
History
Pope Paul VI founded by the Apostolic constitution Qui benignissimo the Apostolic Exarchate in Canada on April 9, 1968. On October 13, 1980 Pope John Paul II issued a bull Qui benignissimo, which established the Apostolic Exarchate of the Saint-Sauveur.[2] On September 1, 1984 Pope John Paul II issued a bull Beati Petri,[3] which transformed the Apostolic Exarchate of the Saint-Sauveur in an eparchy.
Communities and religious
The Eparchy have parishes in Montreal, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Laval, Brossard, Quebec City, Ottawa, Toronto, Etobicoke-Mississauga, Hamilton, London, Windsor, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver.
It also includes the provinces of two orders associated with the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, the Order of Saint Lazarus (statuted 1910) and the Canadian lieutenancy of the Patriarchal Order of the Holy Cross of Jerusalem.
Ordinaries
- Michel Hakim, BS, Apostolic Exarch of Canada (13 October 1980 - 1 September 1984)
Bishops of Saint-Sauveur de Montréal
- Michel Hakim, BS (1 September 1984 - 30 June 1998),
- Sleiman Hajjar, BS (10 July 1998 - 10 March 2002)
- Ibrahim M. Ibrahim (bishop), BS (since 18 June 2003)
References
- ^ "Éparchie Melkite Catholique du Canada". Melkitecanada.org. Archived from the original on 2007-01-08. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ^ "Marianopolitana, die tertia decima mensis Octobris, anno millesimo nongentesimo octogesimo - Constitutio Apostolica, Ioannes Paulus PP. II" /> | Ioannes Paulus II". Vatican.va. Retrieved 2015-07-10.
- ^ "Sanctissimi Salvatoris Marianopolitanae, die primo mensis Septembris, anno Domini millesimo nongentesimo octogesimo quarto - Constitutio Apostolica, Ioannes Paulus PP. II | Ioannes Paulus II". Vatican.va. Retrieved 2015-07-10.